High school students injured in head-on Ormond Beach crash

December 5, 2012|By Jeff Weiner, Orlando Sentinel

Three high school students were hospitalized, one with a serious head injury, in a crash in Ormond Beach this morning, police said.

Police say 45-year-old Ormond Beach resident Toni J. Kilgore-Byriel was driving south on Oceanshore Boulevard in a four-door Hyundai with her son and two other boys, bound for Seabreeze High School, about 7 a.m.

The driver of a four-door Nissan heading in the opposite direction braked suddenly when a vehicle in front of it slowed to turn into a driveway, police say. The Nissan skidded into the south lane, striking the Hyundai head-on.

Several people were taken to Halifax Health, including all three of the students. One of the boys suffered a traumatic head injury, police said. The others were not believed to be seriously injured.

The Nissan driver was identified as 27-year-old Jacob Shannon, of Holly Hill. Police are still investigating the crash. Any witnesses are asked to call Ormond Beach Police at 386-677-0731 or Crimestoppers at 1-888-277-8477.